About Us

I grew up in Garden City, Missouri and attended Sherwood High School in Creighton, Missouri graduating in 1972. I did attend Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri for 3 years and graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in August of 1977. I became a licensed embalmer and funeral director in 1978. I became Vice-President of Dickey Funeral Homes, Inc. in 1980 and purchased my parents share of the business in 1995. We expanded our operation purchasing the Stanley and Son Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill, Missouri in 2007.

I married Sonja Sue Sharp of Harrisonville, Missouri on September 16, 1995. Sonja, grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from Archie High School, Archie, Missouri in 1981. Together we own and operate Dickey Funeral Homes, Inc. Harrisonville, Missouri and Garden City, Missouri, The Dickey Cottage, Harrisonville and Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. We have 5 children, Brok, Dawson, Alison, Rhyse and Truman who are the joy of our lives. I manage the funeral homes. Sonja is a mother, our video coordinator and web page director for our funeral homes, in Garden City and Harrisonville. She manages the Dickey Cottage.

We are active members of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Harrisonville. I have served as president and member of the Kiwanis Club, past President of the Harrisonville Chamber of Commerce, served 15 years on the Harrisonville School Board as a member and Past President. We will continue to serve each family in the same spirit as my parents. Funeral Directors since 1947.

Dickey Funeral Homes, Inc is pleased to announce that Dawson A. Dickey the son of Jerald A. and Sonja Dickey owners of Dickey Funeral Homes, Inc. and the grandson of our founders Bill J. and Wilma Dickey will become the third generation of the Dickey family to enter funeral service. Dawson is a 2017 graduate of Harrisonville High School. He had attended Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri and Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. Dawson graduated from UMKC in 2022 with a B.S. in Biology. Dawson currently is in mortuary school though Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science.

Wendy grew up in Harrisonville and after high school graduation attended Rolla Technical Institute in Rolla, MO, obtaining her LPN license in 1995. She married Ryan Saffels in December 1994 and moved back to Harrisonville upon his graduation with a civil engineering degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla (Missouri S&T) in 1997. Wendy worked in local doctor’s offices and at Cass Regional Medical Center until Ryan’s work took their family overseas for a job opportunity. Since returning to the U.S. in late 2004, Wendy has been active in the school district and in the community, volunteering her time with various organizations. She has been a team member at Golden Classics Jewelers since 2009 and has also been the JV/Varsity assistant coach at the Harrisonville High School since 2017. Ryan and Wendy attend the Heart of Life Church and have four grown children, Mason (Liz), Anna (Jordan), Mallory, and Nick (Selah) and two grandchildren. Wendy enjoys spending time with and entertaining family and friends, traveling, and helping people.

Randy has been with Dickey Funeral Home since August of 1998. He is a licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director. Randy is a lifetime Garden City resident, graduating from Sherwood High School in 1984, MidAmerica Nazarene University in 1992 and Kansas City Kansas Community College in 1999. He is an active member of Heart of Life Church, Garden City, Garden City Community Choir and the Garden City Cemetery Association. In his spare time Randy enjoys singing, hunting for antiques, going to the lake and spending time with family and friends.

Jody Angel had a 28 1/2 year career with the American Red Cross where she was the Cass County Branch Manager.

Since retiring she has volunteered with Serenity Care Hospice, is a part time at Dickey Funeral Home, and helps out at the Harrisonville Food Pantry.

Jody has been a resident of Harrisonville, Mo since 1975 and she is an active member of the Harisonville Church of the Nazarene. Prior to retiring, Jody was involved with all Chambers in the County, was secretary and board member of Raymore. Other organizations with involvement were Cass County Fireman’s Association, Chairman of Cass County Net. Jody was president and director of Harrisonville BPW, member of the Lioness & Square Center Merchants.

Jody is a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loves her God, her family, her church family, her home, doing yard work and traveling.

Jody and Roger enjoy their annual trip to Texas and spending a lengthy time with the youngest daughter and their three grandchildren.

Growing up on a family farm near Garden City, I attended Number Nine rural school and Sherwood High School. My college studies took me to the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO, where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
Pursuing a career in teaching, I was a teacher and football coach for 10 years, including 8 years at Sherwood High School. In 1990, I became a financial advisor with Waddell & Reed, with offices in Harrisonville and Lee’s Summit throughout my career. I had the pleasure of developing rewarding and lifelong relationships as well as achieving CREST, the highest sales award level within the company. After a 25-year career as a financial advisor, I sold my practice in 2015.
In 2014, I married Kathy Sims, a Henry County native. Kathy has enjoyed a career in nonprofit development and currently works for the Mid America Planned Giving Council, Kansas City. We have two children, Matt, his wife Talia, and grandson Benjamin, and Megan, a recent graduate of Drury University’s School of Architecture. Matt is a news reporter for KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City.
I served as the President of the Cass Co. Historical Society for 6 years, am currently volunteering at the Great Beginnings pre-school, and am a member of the Shamrock Hills Senior Men’s Golf League. My wife and I reside in Lee’s Summit, attend the Summit United Methodist Church, and enjoy participating in activities in our community.